Reaghstown

9 Apr 2013

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Table Quiz

Table Quiz

THE Reaghstown Community Alert Table Quiz held in Aclint Hall on Good Friday was a tremendous success with twenty teams taking part in what proved to be a very enjoyable night. Quiz Master was Stephen Campbell who performed his task with the usual panache and expertise. Congratulations to the winning team “Pint Less” who scored 74 points with in second place the threesome team of “The Gooners” with 69 points. It was a close run contest from the very start with three teams, “Brains of the Bog”, “We’ve Started so Well” and “The Danny Boyles” sharing third place with 68 points each. RCA would like to thank all those who helped make the contest such a success. The committee would like to remind everyone who has not as yet joined our Text Alert Service That all you have to do to become part of it is to dial 087-903673. We were the first to have this service in CoLouth and we are delighted to see it has spread to so many other Community Alert areas. Cycle against Suicide. THE Cycle against Suicide will start in Dublin on April and travel along the coast to promote awareness (cycleagainstsuicide.com) and on the final day-Sunday May 5th hundreds of cyclists will cycle (11am) from Dundalk to Ardee (12noon) where they will stop for lunch at Ardee Community School, who have agreed to open specially for this worthy cause on this May bank holiday weekend. The Ardee Traders & Business Association together with Ardee Cycling Club will assist the Community School, and we would be grateful for any volunteers to help us out. Please contact Karen on 086-6026452 for further information. Creative Writing. THE Creative Writing Course under the auspices of Reaghstown Community Alert with teacher Mary Toft from the VEC will recommence this morning Tuesday April 9th 10am to 12noon. The sessions are free and it isn’t too late to join in.

Belfast Trip

THERE are still places available for our trip to Belfast on Wednesday May 22nd. This trip costs €59 and is open to everyone. The coach will depart from Dooley’s of Edmondstown car park at 9am, there will be tea and scones in Sportsman Inn before departing for Belfast where we will visit the Titanic Museum followed by a guided tour of Belfast. Then there will be some free time for shopping in Belfast City. We will return to Sportsman Inn for a 2 course meal and arrive back home at 9pm approximately. All this is covered by the €59 price. Everyone is welcome but prompt booking is essential as places are limited to 40 with Peoples Club members having first choice. You can book your place through Audrey on 086-8733221, Jim on 087-2431501 or by leaving a message at 041-6855406.

COMMUNITY Games Athletic training for the parish of Reaghstown/Tallanstown/Clonkeen are now in session on every Friday evening in the Westerns Pitch from 6pm to 7pm weekly from the age of 6yrs to 15yrs, weather permitting. The training sessions are fully supervised and Insured by County Louth Community Games Committee members.

Westerns GFCLotto

JACKPOT €1,400. No winner of Thursday night’s draw dated 28th March, Numbers drawn were as follows: 06, 10, 13, 27. There was no jackpot winner, or match three winner. The three envelopes pulled were: Audrey & Niall Kelly, Larry & Gerry and Ollie Kearney. Each receives €50! Next week’s draw to take place in Danny Boy, Reaghstown on Thursday 4th April with a jackpot of €1,500. Thanks very much for your continued support with our weekly lotto. Thanks very much for your continued support with our weekly Lotto. You can buy your Lotto ticket/s in advance 5 wks, 10wks, 20wks etc. in Hughie O’Neill’s Menswear Ardee, The Station Ardee, Post Office Ardee, Brady’s Bar, Edmondstown, The Danny Boy, Reaghstown, Aclint Community Hall c/o Rose Murray or from any committee member. If you’re not in, you can’t win! Westerns training continues every Saturday at 11am for boys and girls aged 4 to 12.It is fully supervised and will continue each Saturday morning at 11o’clock.New players are welcome, contact Catherine 086-8123489. Westerns Supporters Club. THE launch took place recently in Brady’s Bar of our Supporters Club, on offer is the following; 1. A text about all Club Activities, including fixtures & Results 2.One line in the weekly lotto draw 3.Club membership 4.Free entry to all home games 5.A draw for two All-Ireland final tickets 6.A draw for a Meal Voucher. To avail of this offer contact any member of the committee, the cost of this is just €4 per week by Direct Debit and all funds raised are going solely towards the building fund of our New Clubrooms. So your kind support will be greatly appreciated. Attention All

Cyclists!

THE Westerns are going West!! Saturday 13th/Sunday 14th of April will mark a special occasion when a limited number of 20 fit/not so fit enthusiastic people will cycle from Ballinasloe to Reaghstown in aid of the Westerns GFC Clubroom fund. If you want to be a part of this epic journey or learn more contact Thomas on 086 8364207. Be part of history and have your stake in the development of a community focused project. All money raised will go towards the building of the Westerns new Clubroom’s.

Walk

THE Walk Peer Programme is a new programme recently set up in Louth to support young people aged 16-24 years in receipt of a disability payment to access mainstream employment, education and training. If you are in receipt of a disability payment and would like to find out more about our programme please contact the Walk Peer Programme on 041 6856823 or email us at walkpeerprogramme@walk.ie.

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